Knuth v. Geo. A. Weiss Malting & Elevator Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Thomas G. “Windes, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1897. Reversed and remanded. Opinion filed December 16, 1897.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion oe the Court.
The plaintiff in error was employed by defendant as foreman in a kiln room, which is described as follows: The room is seventy-seven feet long, about thirty-nine feet wide, and the ceiling about-twenty-four feet high. The east wall is solid. There is a row of windows in the west wall, facing on the street, which are about ten feet above the floor. There are also windows of the same height in the north and south wall facing on an alley. There are two doors at the northeast corner, one leading through the north wall into an alley,…
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